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Speed - Montgomery Gentry
Album: My Town
Writers: Jeffrey Steele, Chris Wallin
**Capo 1**
Intro:   Em    D    C   D(x2)
EmI'm tired of Dspinning my wCheelsD  
EmI need to fDind a place where my hCeart can go to hDeal
EmI need to gDet there pretty quCickD  
EmHey mister what you gDot out on that lCot you can sell me Din a pinch
EmMaybe one of them sDouped up muscle cCarsD  
EmThe kind that mDakes you think you're stCronger than you aDre
EmColor don't mDatter no I dCon't need leather sDeats
EmAll that rDeally concCerns me Dis
Chorus:
GSpe--Ded, hCow fast will it Dgo, can it get me
GOver her quickly, zDero to sixty 
CCan it outrDun her memorG---Dy, yeah wChat I really nDeed
Is an CopeDn rCoad
                    D    Em    D    C   D(x2)
And a whole lot of speed
EmI'd like to tDrade in this old trCuckD  
EmCause it makes me thDink of her and tChat just slows me Dup
EmSee, it's the fiDrst place we made lCove where we uDsed to sit and 
EmTalk on the tDailgate all night lCong but now she's gDone
 (N.C.)
And I need to move on, so give me
Chorus (2):
GSpe--Ded, hCow fast will it Dgo, can it get me
GOver her quickly, zDero to sixty 
CCan it outrDun her memorG---Dy, yeah wChat I really nDeed
Is an CopeDn rCoad
                    D          C   D(one strum)
And a whole lot of speed
                                                     C   D(one strum)
Throw me them keys so I can put some miles between us
                                                              C   D(one strum)
Tear off that rearview mirror there's nothing left to see here
CLet me lean on that gas, oh she catches up fast, Dso give me
REPEAT FIRST CHORUS
That's what I nEmeedD  C  D  
EmI'm tired of sDpinning my whCeelsD  
EmI'm tired of sDpinning my whCeelsD  
Outro:   Em    D    C   D(repeat to fade)
Chords:
   C=   x32010
   D=   xx0232
  Em=   022000
   G=   320003

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Speed

by Montgomery Gentry

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Speed - Montgomery Gentry

Album: My Town

Writers: Jeffrey Steele, Chris Wallin

**Capo 1**

Em D C D

Intro: (x2)

Em D C D

I'm tired of spinning my wheels

Em D C D

I need to find a place where my heart can go to heal

Em D C D

I need to get there pretty quick

Em D C D

Hey mister what you got out on that lot you can sell me in a pinch

Em D C D

Maybe one of them souped up muscle cars

Em D C D

The kind that makes you think you're stronger than you are

Em D C D

Color don't matter no I don't need leather seats

Em D C D

All that really concerns me is

Chorus:

G D C D

Spe--ed, how fast will it go, can it get me

G D

Over her quickly, zero to sixty

C D G D C D

Can it outrun her memor---y, yeah what I really need

C D C

Is an open road

D Em D C D

(x2)

And a whole lot of speed

Em D C D

I'd like to trade in this old truck

Em D C D

Cause it makes me think of her and that just slows me up

Em D C D

See, it's the first place we made love where we used to sit and

Em D C D

Talk on the tailgate all night long but now she's gone

(N.C.)

And I need to move on, so give me

Chorus (2):

G D C D

Spe--ed, how fast will it go, can it get me

G D

Over her quickly, zero to sixty

C D G D C D

Can it outrun her memor---y, yeah what I really need

C D C

Is an open road

D C D

(one strum)

And a whole lot of speed

C D

(one strum)

Throw me them keys so I can put some miles between us

C D

(one strum)

Tear off that rearview mirror there's nothing left to see here

C D

Let me lean on that gas, oh she catches up fast, so give me

REPEAT FIRST CHORUS

Em D C D

That's what I need

Em D C D

I'm tired of spinning my wheels

Em D C D

I'm tired of spinning my wheels

Em D C D

Outro: (repeat to fade)

Chords:

= x32010

= xx0232

= 022000

= 320003

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